- Taschenbuch: 314 Seiten
- Verlag: Trafford Publishing (31. Oktober 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1425134009
- ISBN-13: 978-1425134006
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,9 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.813.507 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Russians storm into Riga. Harry (9) flees, facing starvation and arduous travel. The true story sweeps readers into first-person escapades of a child looking for answers in a senseless world.
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Russians storm into Riga. Harry (9) flees, facing starvation and arduous travel. The true story sweeps readers into first-person escapades of a child looking for answers in a senseless world.
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Stolen Innocence
15. Januar 2011
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Considering the topic, Mr Kapeikis presents an enjoyable read of a boy wandering into adulthood, with the usual trials, troubles, moments of happiness and even titillation. Though the sequential loss of the totality of ones reality, bit by painful bit, can overwhelm and sour, Mr Kapeiks hold such at bay with his delightful well chosen rememberances, descriptions and anecdotes of his d.p. days. It is an enjoyable read despite the underlying horrors he had to endure.
Particularly I enjoyed the apparent similarities among boys growing up which brought frequent smiles to my face, including the headlong plunge across the handlebars and torn up knees. The Boy Scout stories, the awakening interest in yucky girls, religion, education, and tenacity of holding on to ones heritage and culture all reawakened reveries of my past. Those times all seemingly funneling to Bremerhaven and the ultimate travail and the gateway to all our new realities. Mr. Kapeikis description of that trip does absolute justice to the otherworldly insanity of what "coming over on the boat" in a converted Liberty ship was really like. Only someone that experienced it could do it justice. Abject misery, wallowing terror, interspersed with ubiquitous voluminous wretching that was so outside the norms of everyday civility that now in a retro-spective and perverse way seems funny beyond words. Yet at the time it was the ultimate test of will to see whether we all were truly worthy of becoming Americans.
I look forward to his sequel where one presumes he will reveal his melting pot years, immersion and search for identity in the blending of cultures
I recommend this book. It was well worth the money and time.
Particularly I enjoyed the apparent similarities among boys growing up which brought frequent smiles to my face, including the headlong plunge across the handlebars and torn up knees. The Boy Scout stories, the awakening interest in yucky girls, religion, education, and tenacity of holding on to ones heritage and culture all reawakened reveries of my past. Those times all seemingly funneling to Bremerhaven and the ultimate travail and the gateway to all our new realities. Mr. Kapeikis description of that trip does absolute justice to the otherworldly insanity of what "coming over on the boat" in a converted Liberty ship was really like. Only someone that experienced it could do it justice. Abject misery, wallowing terror, interspersed with ubiquitous voluminous wretching that was so outside the norms of everyday civility that now in a retro-spective and perverse way seems funny beyond words. Yet at the time it was the ultimate test of will to see whether we all were truly worthy of becoming Americans.
I look forward to his sequel where one presumes he will reveal his melting pot years, immersion and search for identity in the blending of cultures
I recommend this book. It was well worth the money and time.
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"Let Freedom Ring"
26. Dezember 2010
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I had an intense interest in reading this book from its title EXILE FROM LATVIA. Having been born in Riga, Latvia, in 1942, I have no memories of Latvia, because I was too young when fleeing from Latvia at the age of one with my parents for the same reasons as Harry Kapeikis. Having lived in Fishbach Displaced Persons (DP) Camp (Germany) from 1944-1949, I had many similar life experiences as Harry describes in his book, but only at a younger age. Harry describes vividly the struggles for survival, fears, and dangers in fleeing to unknown destinations during and after WW II. It was sad to read about Harry losing contact with many friends with the constant relocations during/after the war years. One such friend of Harry's was Vija, whom Harry met in Germany and accompanied him to the land of the free in 1949. She was very special to him as teenagers, but they went their separate ways upon arriving in the US each departing with their parents. I recommend this book to anyone with ties to any Latvian/Americans or anyone having an interest in wartime struggles of refugees during this period. Reading this book is an excellent educational experience. I look forward to Harry's sequel to EXILE FROM LATVIA.
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Memories of times gone by
12. Februar 2010
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I found the book very interesting, since my experiences at the end of the Second World War were similar to Harry's. We both arrived in the United States at the same time. In fact, I met Harry and his family in Tacoma about 60 years ago. He writes that he is working on a sequel to his book; I am certainly looking forward to it.
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